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• Blog / MIT Life

  This is wondrous strange. Why didn't the ostrich cross the road? Because a girl had no pants on.

  

  California. If you can't trust a student blog on the MIT admissions portal, then whom can you trust? Turns out that there's a zoo in Dorchester. I was not aware of this. So, it's a little strange when you've been biking

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 25, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  The kindest cut Blog and night and red all over.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? One of the top 20 Scrabble players in the country, and the #1 ranked scrabble player in all of Massachusetts, is a sophomore at ... you go. If it's something that can be stopped, just try to stop it.

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 6, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Trip to Princeton U Taking advantage of the three-day weekend by taking a trip to Princeton!

  

  's not as tall and consequently nobody needs to belay you. Belaying is ... now a freshman at Princeton and is hosting a show called The Freshman on ... th street) to the eyeglass store where I wanted to buy some new frames

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 20, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  holidays in boston a photodump for you to procrastinate with

  

  at least a little holiday joy and optimism (whether or not you ... off. There's no way Santa can afford to take time to go to Boston in ... , but at least like in real war, there will be a period of peace

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • December 16, 2024
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Thirteen Things To Do Over IAP: #6-13 Concerning the half I spent in Cambridge

  

  overnight shifts from 11pm-8am. Thankfully, there is a nifty little bunkroom ... you so far. Actually being on scene with a living, breathing person is ... . There is a steep learning curve at first, facilitated by a creeping shadow

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 16, 2015
• Blog / CPW

  the two sides of CPW CPW as told by a prefrosh and an upperclassman

  

  has been a blur). Our job is to basically coordinate all of the events ... sketchy warehouse where we picked up 65 cases of Yerba Mate (this is the ... the rest of the CPW weather - there's a longstanding joke that "the MIT

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • April 24, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Some recommendations about recommendations Some things to think about as you look for letters from teachers.

  

  ) -- I hope that you have already asked your teachers if they can write a ... , and have teachers who are not English fluent, this is okay -- you can still have them write you a recommendation. They can write in their native

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 24, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Summer Listening What's in your stereo?

  

  Whiskey." There is literally nothing like hearing a 8-year-old boy singing ... bluegrass, those songs are no where to be found on this list (though you ... are good for you). Also, before I get to the list, a disclaimer: R

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 12, 2011
• Blog / Classes

  a recipe for making yourself extremely hosed or, what i'm doing this fall

  

  carving, which we did in lab 2. This is a method where you remove pixels ... actually requires a[annotation note="to remove columns, you can remove the ... pixels multiple times or you'll blur the image. instead, you can to add a

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 2, 2020
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  From East to West: An American’s Cross-Atlantic Voyage The start of my MISTI UK experience

  

  program coordinator Stephen taught us that “Would you like a cup of tea?” is ... knights from London to Bristol, where I currently reside in a castle. I ... projects. It’s a relief that I’m staying with someone I know, since this is

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 10, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’ve got questions; I’ve got (some) answers Answers to your questions.

  

  'm happy! There's a significant amount of work but with practice, you can ... candidate is also wanted by a coach, can this really help?" John, to be ... etc where you can meet people. People here don't bite, and I think it

  • by Bryan
  • October 10, 2006
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Where can I find info on the School of Engineering?

  The MIT School of Engineering is world renowned. Covering everything from ocean engineering to aeronautics, there's something exciting going on in every department, lab, and classroom. There's way too much to
• Blog / Athletics

  Marathon Monday on learning to balance growth and recovery

  

  watch a livestream. You can also track specific runners on the BAA website ... handle than training. When training for something, I can set and focus on a ... manageable. A lot of healing is out of your hands. It takes time and patience

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 17, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Noam Chomsky and the humanities at MIT Chomsky gives a talk on Iraq on May 23

  

  was a boy named Omar and his father. You can click on the link to watch ... century English literature exclusively, then the Institvte is probably not a ... Victims.” I bet you have heard of Noam Chomsky before, seeing as how he is

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 25, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  What Is This, a Crossover Episode? Jacob Collier and Yo-Yo Ma come to MIT

  

  all the stuff we have in the world, and a space where we can all coexist ... will also be no rehearsal on Wednesday, February 19. There will be a ... that you should read.) A week later, I received an email from the Music

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • February 23, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Interview with Hanhan Wang: EECS, robots, and more! What it’s like to study electrical engineering and computer science at MIT

  

  localization – how a robot can figure out where it is in when you place it ... is symmetrical! Can any of you guess what the bubble wrap is for? If ... undergraduates. The EECS department is the best in the country and has pioneered

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 13, 2007
• Blog / Events

  The Class of 2017 Graduates from MIT

  

  shibboleth. when you go to turn your rat around today, please, take a moment, just a moment, to think about how you will make the world suck a little less when you're out there in it. because that's really all any of us can

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 9, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Things you might have wanted to know

  

  by a friend. How did you come up with the name for your blog? This is ... There are a few questions that I've often wondered if people were ... picture of MIT at night, looking out over West Campus. You can see the West

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 13, 2006
• Blog / Class Projects

  I DON’T NEED YOU ANYMORE. the making of my final video project

  

  been and where it is going. This can be as simple as (1) introducing a ... of the documentary, I can't control the camera. As a result, there were ... . Making a documentary is such hard fucking work, but I've learned so much

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 23, 2022
• Blog / Personal Projects

  10 things I learned in 10 projects a run-down of my making misadventures sophomore year

  

  [/caption] Fundamentally, a trapeze is a simple system. There is a bar held up by two ropes ... longest section, whoops"]fun!![/annotation]  There is a yearly ABC ... a great deal of force — but sometimes it doesn’t. You can make the

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 30, 2022